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For venues
Offer phone charging without becoming the charging desk.
Voltara places premium self-service power bank rental stations in busy venues. Customers rent a portable charger, keep their phone with them, then return the charger when they are finished. Your team stays focused on service, not sockets, cables, or guarding phones.
Self-service rentals
No phones held by staff
Guests keep phones with them
Compact counter footprint
Why charging matters
Phones are now part of the customer experience.
Your customers use their phones for payments, photos, tickets, maps, bookings, messages, taxis, delivery apps, loyalty accounts and social sharing. When the battery dies, the visit gets interrupted.
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We install the station
Voltara helps choose a visible placement, tests the station, briefs staff, and records the cabinet details.
Guests rent instantly
Customers use the station rental flow themselves. They do not need your team to lend cables or hold devices.
You add a useful service
Charged phones help customers stay connected, pay, book transport, take photos, and stay comfortable for longer.
Bars, pubs and nightlife
A charged phone is part of a safer night out.
For nightlife venues, phone charging is not just a convenience. Guests use their phones to message friends, share live locations, access tickets, pay, book taxis, use maps, call for help, and let people know they got home safely.
Voltara is better than the old "leave it behind the bar" approach because guests keep their phone on them while it charges. They can stay reachable, keep moving with their group, and avoid handing a personal device to staff.
Keep phones with guests
Portable chargers let customers charge in their hand, pocket or bag instead of leaving phones behind the bar, at reception or near an exposed socket.
Support women on nights out
The same NTIA report says 64% of female respondents felt scared or anxious when out at night with a dead or dying phone. Keeping phones charged supports basic independence and confidence.
Reduce staff responsibility
Your team can point guests to a self-service station rather than holding phones, remembering whose device is whose, or managing informal charging requests at busy periods.
Help the journey home
Charged phones help guests use maps, payment apps, ride-hailing, taxi numbers and emergency contacts when the night ends.
Voltara is not a replacement for proper venue safety policies, trained staff, welfare checks or licensed-premises responsibilities. It is a practical support layer that helps guests keep their own phone usable.
Why host Voltara
A small footprint with a very obvious benefit.
Every busy venue gets the same question: can I charge my phone? Voltara gives you a polished answer without turning your team into a phone-charging desk.
Help people stay longer
Charged phones mean guests can keep ordering, taking photos, messaging friends, booking taxis, and paying without leaving early.
Reduce awkward charging requests
No more phones behind the bar, no staff responsibility for devices, and no need to lend cables or search for sockets.
Look more useful and modern
A visible charging station adds a premium convenience that customers understand instantly.
What your business gets
A premium convenience service with simple venue responsibilities.
Customers keep their phone with them
No more phones behind the bar, no liability worries from looking after devices, and no awkward cable lending.
Staff stay focused
Your team can point customers to the station instead of finding sockets, guarding phones, or explaining ad-hoc charging rules.
Your venue looks more useful
A clean, branded charging station feels like a modern amenity, especially in hotels, bars, clubs, events, gyms and visitor venues.
Become part of a local charging network
As Voltara grows nearby, customers can recognise the brand across multiple participating locations.
Simple hosting model
We keep the setup practical.
Voltara is designed to be easy for venues to say yes to. The most important venue contribution is a good visible position and a team that understands the one-line explanation.
Voltara handlesStation supply, rental flow, setup guidance, install testing, staff briefing card, support route, and placement review.
The venue providesA visible location, access to power, a named site contact, permission for launch photos, and basic staff awareness.
Customers doRent from the station, keep their phone with them, use the power bank, and return it when finished.
Staff do not need toHold phones, manually take deposits, lend cables, troubleshoot payments, or manage charging queues.
What happens after you enquire
A simple route from interest to installation.
The goal is to make hosting easy to approve. Voltara checks whether the venue is suitable, recommends the best placement, then gives staff the short explanation they need.
We look at footfall, dwell time, opening hours, customer type, and whether the station can sit somewhere visible.
We agree where the unit should go, making sure it has power, visibility, customer access and minimal disruption.
The station is placed, checked, photographed, and recorded so the setup is clear from day one.
Your team gets the one-line explanation: customers rent from the station and keep their own phone with them.
Best placements
Put the station where people naturally notice it.
Bars and clubsNear the entrance, cloakroom, bar route, DJ area, or payment point where guests already pause, ask for help, or need battery for taxis and messages.
HotelsReception, lobby seating, concierge areas, breakfast rooms, or event spaces where guests need maps, taxis and tickets.
Cafes and leisureCounter areas, waiting zones, gyms, cycle hubs, and social spaces where customers spend time away from plug sockets.
Events and tourismTicketing areas, information desks, seafront venues, attractions, and temporary high-footfall points.
Is your venue a good fit?
Voltara works best where people stay, spend, travel, socialise or wait.
Regular customer flow, busy peak sessions, events, tourism traffic, or a clear evening/weekend pattern.
People spend enough time on site that phone battery becomes a real issue.
The station can sit where customers already queue, check in, order, pay, wait, or ask for help.
Guests use phones for payments, photos, taxis, maps, tickets, bookings, messaging, or loyalty apps.
Your team is happy to point guests towards the station when asked.
Your location helps create a stronger cluster across Eastbourne and nearby high-footfall areas.
Venue questions
What businesses usually ask before hosting.
What exactly is Voltara?
Voltara is a self-service power bank rental station. Customers rent a portable charger, use it while they are at your venue or nearby, then return it to a Voltara station when finished.
Will my staff have to manage rentals?
No. The aim is a self-service flow. Staff only need to know where the station is and the simple line: customers can rent a portable charger from the Voltara station and keep their phone with them.
Do customers leave their phones with us?
No. Customers keep their own phones. That is one of the main benefits for venues because staff do not need to hold devices or take responsibility for them.
Why does this matter for bars and nightlife?
A dying phone can leave guests without access to friends, maps, payments, taxis, tickets, safety contacts or the ability to say they got home. Voltara lets them charge while keeping their phone with them.
Where should the station go?
Best placements are visible and natural: bar ends, reception desks, lobby edges, cloakrooms, ticket desks, concierge areas, gym receptions, event entrances and customer service points.
What happens if the first location does not perform?
Placement is reviewed. Low usage often means the station needs better visibility or a different position before deciding the venue is not suitable.
Can we get more information before deciding?
Yes. Download the Venue Host Pack below or apply for a placement review and we will recommend whether your venue is a good fit.
Venue host pack
Want the details in one document?
Download the Voltara Venue Host Pack for the business case, installation process, venue requirements, customer journey, placement guidance and common questions.
Statistics sources: Ofcom Online Nation 2024; UK Finance Payment Markets 2024; UK Finance card transactions 2024; NTIA / Joos night-time phone battery safety report.
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